Kreider with a bone chip in ankle (2/5: Full contact practice)

So, definitely a no go against Philly IMO. Pitt might be too soon. Next Saturday against Tampa could be the return date? Next Tuesday against the Devils? From what I've read, if it was big, it would require surgery. So, would a week be about the timeframe for this? I hope he isn't out for too long. He is an important part to the team, slow start or not.

Adam Rotter reports that Chris Kreider has been playing with this bone chip for weeks. Original injury sustained in an AHL game on January 5th. Thought to be a bone bruise but lack of improvement in the feeling of his foot, was sent for an MRI, which revealed the chip. Also, he adds, could be back as early as Saturday, latest Tuesday!

Adam Rotter reports that Chris Kreider has been playing with this bone chip for weeks. Original injury sustained in an AHL game on January 5th. Thought to be a bone bruise but lack of improvement in the feeling of his foot, was sent for an MRI, which revealed the chip. Also, he adds, could be back as early as Saturday, latest Tuesday!

the good news is that kreider's poor play was because of this injury. When he comes back he will be 100% and i think he wants to prove he belongs

That's not necessarily true. We can hope it is; I certainly hope it was part of it, but if it was sustained Jan. 5th in the AHL it doesn't really explain why he struggled there as well. However, he's not the kind of guy who creates his own offense and the Whale are pretty bad. I think he needs to play with Stepan/Richards no matter what if we expect him to contribute. If we want to play him on the third line, we might as well just play Ferriero there.

Yeah, when skating is one of your biggest assets it's hard to perform with a cracked ankle.

Except that's not what it is. The chip likely didn't even originate from the ankle bone but from the foot. Either way, I'm sure the discomfort was keeping him from being his most agile or having his usual jump. As stated and as evidenced by the fact that he had been playing on it since the 5th, it is an easy injury to play with. It's just that unlike a bruise it won't subside until you rest it.

bone chips are not fun at all. I had that similar injury playing basketball in high school and stupidly i tried to play through it and i went from being a quick point guard to very slow because of the pain and discomfort. Kreiders main asset is his speed and you can tell that the injury slowed him down a lot. Look Im not trying to make excuses for krieder but i've noticed some people start to bash our top prospect because of 3 bad games playing through an injury. Also the AHL thing really blew up. yes he wasnt scoring 20 goals like most expected but i watched some of those games and i could tell he was trying to concentrate on other parts of his game so i didnt think it was a big deal